Three Lightfoot Attorneys Named to ‘Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defense 2019’ List
July 21, 2019
Three Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC attorneys have once again been named to Who’s Who Legal for product liability defense. For the third year in a row, partners Sam Franklin, Lana Olson and Harlan Prater received the recognition.
Published by Law Business Research, the guide identifies “the foremost legal practitioners in multiple areas of business law.” There are only 22 Alabama lawyers in this year’s Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defense.
Lightfoot’s product liability team has represented clients across the country and in various industries for decades. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience defending products including automobiles, consumer goods, heavy trucks, industrial and agricultural products, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and more.
Franklin is one of the firm’s founding partners. During his 40 years of practice, Sam has handled jury trials in many different areas, ranging from personal injury/wrongful death to complex business disputes. He is currently serving as President of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Olson focuses her practice on complex, high-stakes litigation in a variety of areas, including environmental and toxic tort, product liability, employment and catastrophic injury. Her clients are located all across the country and range from Fortune 100 multinational companies to small family businesses. Lana also served for seven years as the Assistant General Counsel for a leading heavy truck component distributor.
Prater’s three decades of law practice have been devoted to all types of high-stakes civil trial work, with a focus on product liability and pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. A Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, he has served as national and regional counsel for various product manufacturers.
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